by Greg Turnquist | Sep 3, 2018 | writing
UPDATE: I eventually switched to ActiveCampaign and have been thrilled with the results. If you’re just now reading this blog post, then simply swap “AWeber” with “ActiveCampaign”, assuming everything else still applies. I’ve been a...
by Greg Turnquist | Aug 8, 2018 | marketing, writing
Last week, we explored how to sell your book by picking suitable book categories. Today, we are going to explore the magical world of keywords. What’s a keyword? If you’ve spend five minutes searching the Internet to learn about advertising or online...
by Greg Turnquist | Jul 31, 2018 | marketing, writing
In the previous post of this series, How to Sell Your Book, we dove into cross promotions. In this installment, we are going to dial into the topic of book categories. What are they, and why are they the difference between getting buried with 10,000 other books vs....
by Greg Turnquist | Jul 26, 2018 | marketing, writing
In the previous installment of How to Sell Your Book, we discussed building up a collection of fans. In addition to putting your works in front of people on Amazon, etc., you also want to curate a list of people that are super excited about your writing. One of the...
by Greg Turnquist | Apr 24, 2018 | writing
Something I learned about last year, was this thing called “reader magnets”. It was listed at the #1 way to grow your email list. Essentially, people love free stuff, so if you wish to sell books, you need to curate an email list of people that like your...
by Greg Turnquist | Apr 3, 2018 | publishing, writing
Something everyone has noticed over the past couple years is how Amazon has pushed its way into retail space. And most notably, the publishing industry. Listening to a new podcast (the Sell More Books Show), it appears Barnes & Noble may be on their last legs....